Chapter 426


    "It wasn''t me!" Nerissa roared angrily. "Arianna, seeing that you''re Hendrix''s wife, I won''t argue with


    you. It''s best if you keep your mouth shut, otherwise, I have the right to sue you for ndering me."


    I sneered and said, "Okay, sue me then. As long as it helps you sleep in the quiet dead of night, and


    not be haunted by your conscience for what you''ve done to the three Granger family members, then go


    ahead and sue me!"


    Nerissa was furious. She looked at me for a long time without saying a word. Finally, she sneered at


    me. "Arianna, why are you so sad over Irvin dying? Are you in love with him, and can''t let him go?


    Don''t forget whose wife you are, and what you should and shouldn''t say."


    What the hell?


    It wasughable that a person could be so shameless to this extent.


    Heavy snow fell from the dark sky. The feather- like ice crystals fell on the ring blood and soon


    covered all the red on the ground until only a bit of scarlet could be seen. It seemed as if all this was


    just an illusion.


    After Hendrix brought me back to the vi, neither of us uttered one word to each other. My mind was


    painted red by the blood Irvin had left behind.


    My thoughts were all a red shade of selfme and guilt. If I had noticed his changes earlier and knew


    that he had lost the will to live, I could have ignored the rumors and Hendrix''s jealousy. If I had stayed


    by his side through this period of time, would he still have ended up like this?


    It was my fault. I was selfish, and I had been too doubtful. I was the cause of this!


    It was getting dark, and the snowfall was getting heavier by the hour. I kept thinking about the moment


    Irvin closed his eyes.


    I was so irritated that I went downstairs to the yard to drive away the frustration and pain in my heart


    with the winter chill.


    However, there was nothing I could do to get rid of the guilt that demanded its presence to be felt in my


    heart. The harder I tried to push away the thought of the kindness that Irvin had once shown me, the


    more I failed.


    Heather suddenly came out with an umbre and saw that half of my body had been covered with


    snow. She said with pity in her voice, "Madam Arianna, please get inside. It''s cold out, you''ll get


    frostbite."


    I nced at her in confusion and gave her a fake smile. I watched her shake her head before saying to


    her quietly, "Heather, it''s so tiring to be alive!"


    She was stunned and put the cotton-padded jacket she had brought out around me. Then, she reached


    out to pull on my hand and said, "Madam Arianna, don''t talk nonsense!"


    Touching my ice-cold hand, she couldn''t help eximing, "Your hand has already be this cold.


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    Hurry and go back inside, if not, you''ll get frostbite."


    I didn''t move. In fact, I thought that I would feel better in such a harsh environment. Heather tugged at


    my shirt several times. As an older woman, she couldn''t do much to me so she said, "Don''t fall asleep.


    I''m going to call Mr. Roberts. You''re going to get yourself killed!"


    After Hendrix brought me back earlier, he had gone into the study. He had likely onlye downstairs


    after hearing Heather''s voice.


    He pursed his lips and strode out of the vi. When he saw that I was numb in the snow, he could not


    help but feel a chill run down his spine. He looked at Heather and asked, "What''s going on?"


    Heather shook her head and sighed. "I think that there''s something wrong with Madam


    Arianna."


    I looked up at Hendrix, who was dressed in ck, and felt that he was a stranger to me. I shook my


    head and ndly said, "I''m fine!"